UConn was the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press' preseason women's basketball poll. The Huskies received all 36 first-place votes from the national media panel. It's the ninth time that UConn has been the top team in the preseason. Five of those years they went on to win the title.

Here are five things to know about the poll:

FAMILIAR TERRITORY: Connecticut has been the No. 1 team in the preseason poll nine times now, only trailing Tennessee which was No. 1 12 times since the poll began in 1976. The Huskies have gone on to win the national championship in five of those years (2000, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010).

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